Toy vehicle



Jan. 31, 1933. J, E, BRUBAKER 1,895,968

TOY VEHICLE Filed Oct. 24, 1932 Patented Jan. 31, 1933 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE JACOB 'E. natmAJnna, or LANCASTER, rENNsYLvANIA; ASSIGNOB-TO THE HUBLEY MANUFACTURING Co., or LANCASTER, rEN sYLv NI A CORPORATION or PENN- SYLVANIA TOY vEnIC'LE Application filed October 24, 1932. swarm. ceases.

This invention relates to toy vehicles, and more particularly to toys of the type including a chassis adapted to receive different form of bodies. a

While I am aware that toys having a detachably interlocked chassis and body have been heretofore made, nevertheless the locking meansused is open to various objections, such. for example, as difliculty in manipulation, separation of the locking parts which cause them to be lost, and the danger of injury to the child in manipulating the looking means to effect the change of bodies.

Accordingly, one of the objects of the invention is to provide a simple, practical locking .of the invention is better understood, the

same consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arran ement of parts herelnafter more fully descri ed, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and defined in the appended clalms.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of a toy embodying the present improvements.

Figure 2 is a bottom view of the assembled device.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the chassis of the toy is designated generally as C, the same being provided with the bearings 11 and 22 for receiving the axles A on which the wheels Ware mounted. The chassis may be made of a casting and is preferably of such form and size as to readily receive bodies of different type', an example of one type of body being shownin the drawing and designated as B. It will, of course,-be understood that the body B may assume the form of a touring car, coup, truck, fire engine, or the like, so as to diversify the range of changes or combinations adapted to be made with a standard chassis. I I g The body B is preferably provided at its medial portion with a hook orkecper'element 3, the same being adapted to cooperate with.

a yielding and relatively elastic locking memher 4. Inthe form of the invention shown in the drawing,'the yielding member4 is preferab ly in the form of a wire spring having its end portions 5'5 looped'or coiled about the axles A so as to provide suflicient range of movementof the intermediate portion of the spring tov enable the user to en ge and disengage the springwiththehoolior keeper 3 to effect locking or detachment of the body from the chassis. I

The operation of the construction will be readily apparent from Figure 1 which shows the parts in locked position. When it is desired to detach the body B from the chassis C it is simply necessary to shift the spring 4'1aterally to disengage the book 3 and the artswill separate. In connecting another ody tothe chassis it is only necessary to reassemble a body on the chassis and then by slight finger pressure stretch or bow the spring until'the medial portion thereof engages over the hook 3.

When the parts are secured together as shown in full lines in Figures land 2, it will be apparent that the body and chassis are locked together under tension, while at the same time the axles A are placed under tension.- This has proved to be very advantageous since it prevents the axles from rattling and provides as a whole a more stable toy. The spring 4 is normally of greater length than the distance between the axles but when the body of'the spring is engaged with the hook 3' the loops or coils 5 which engage with the axle are contracted, and, on the other hand, when the body of the spring is released from thehook the loops or coils 5 expand. Thus, in effect, the spring 4 not only has inherent resiliency but at the same time has a tendency to stretch, or in other Words, be sufliciently elastic to permit free manipulation thereof to effect quick and easy connection of the parts, or vice versaav WVithout further description it is thought that the feature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and it will of course be understood that changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A. toy vehicle including a chassis unit having wheeled axles, a body removably mounted on the chassis unit, a keeper member on the body, a spring wire having its ends connected with the axles and its intermediate portion being engaged with said keeper member on the body. 2. A toy vehicle including a chassis unit having wheeled axles loosely fitted, in the chassis, a body removably mounted on the chassis, and common means for holding the axles against the sides of their mountings in the chassis and also locking the body to the chassis.

3. A toy vehicle including a chassis unit having wheeled axles, a body removably mounted on the chassis and having. a keeper hook, a spring having its end portions coiled about said axles, and the intermediate portion ofv said spring being removably engaged with the hook on the body.

4. A toy vehicle including a chassis unit having wheeled axles, a body removably mounted on the chassis, an elastic member having its ends fitted to the axles and the intermediate portion of said member being removably engaged with the body.

5. A toy vehicle including a chassis unit having spaced wheeled axles, a body removably mounted on the chassis, and a yielding member having its ends fitted to said spaced axles, and the intermediate portion of said yielding member being detachably engaged with a part of the removable body.

6. A toy vehicle including a chassis unit having wheeled axles, a body removably mounted on the chassis, and a yielding member mounted on the axles and detachably engaged with the body.

7. A toy vehicle including a chassis unit having wheeled axles, a body removably mounted on the chassis, an elastic connector member mount-ed 011 the axles and detachably engaged with a part of the body.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

JACOB E. BRUBAKER. 

